Pembroke College, Oxford

Pembroke College
University of Oxford
Pembroke College Hall over the Chapel Quad
Arms: see below
LocationPembroke Square, Oxford OX1 1DW
Coordinates51°45′00″N 1°15′28″W / 51.750062°N 1.257827°W / 51.750062; -1.257827
Latin nameCollegium Pembrochianum
Established1624 (1624)
Named forWilliam Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke
Sister collegeQueens' College, Cambridge
MasterSir Ernest Ryder
Undergraduates390 (2024/2025)
Postgraduates245 (2024/2025)
Endowment£58.9 million (2020)
Websitewww.pmb.ox.ac.uk
Boat clubPembroke College Boat Club
Map
Location in Oxford city centre

Pembroke College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford, is located on Pembroke Square, Oxford. The college was founded in 1624 by King James I of England and VI of Scotland, using in part the endowment of merchant Thomas Tesdale, and was named after William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, Lord Chamberlain and then-Chancellor of the University.

Like many Oxford colleges, Pembroke previously accepted men only, admitting its first mixed-sex cohort in 1979. As of 2020, Pembroke had an estimated financial endowment of £58.9 million. Pembroke College provides almost the full range of study available at Oxford University.

A former Senior President of Tribunals and Lord Justice of Appeal, Sir Ernest Ryder, has held the post of Master of Pembroke since 2020.